Person:Martin Gary (1)

Martin Witherspoon Gary, Esq.

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Name^[1]	Martin Witherspoon Gary, Esq.
Alt Name^[1]	General _____ _____
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	25 Mar 1831	Cokesbury, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Death^[1]	9 Apr 1881	Cokesbury, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Other^[1]		Democrat
Reference Number`^?`		Q1905282^?

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1869 - Robert E Lee and his Confederate Generals - Gary, standing 2nd from left

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Martin Witherspoon Gary, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
last accessed Oct 2016.

Martin Witherspoon Gary (March 25, 1831 – April 9, 1881) was an attorney and a soldier, advancing to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He played a major leadership role in the 1876 Democratic political campaign to elect Wade Hampton III as governor, planning a detailed campaign to disrupt the Republican Party and black voters by violence and intimidation. ...